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Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Background: In June 2016, Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD). From the outset, some healthcare institutions (including faith-based and non-faith-based hospitals, hospices, and residential aged care facilities) have refused to allow aspects of MAiD onsite, resulting in patient transfers for MAiD assessments and provision. There have been media reports highlighting the negative consequences of these "institutional objections", however, very little research has examined their nature and impact.
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March 2019
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Background: Medical end-of-life decisions (MELD) and shared decision-making are increasingly important issues for a majority of persons at the end of life. Little is known, however, about the impact of physician characteristics on these practices. We aimed at investigating whether MELDs depend on physician characteristics when controlling for patient characteristics and place of death.
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